Franz Ferdinand formed in 2002, and rapidly ascended from throwing parties in condemned Glasgow buildings to changing the face of the British music scene. Their 2004 eponymous debut album and singles such as Take Me Out fired them to the forefront of the global stage, where they have remained, selling over 10 million records and winning the Mercury Prize and several Brits. A love of a big riff and a fresh, unfading, forward-facing outlook defines all of their records, including You Could Have It So Much Better, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand, Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, Always Ascending, and 2022 greatest hits album Hits To The Head.

Franz Ferdinand are Alex Kapranos, Bob Hardy, Julian Corrie, Dino Bardot, and Audrey Tait: an era-defining band continuing their unquestionably living legacy. Their sixth studio album The Human Fear was recorded at AYR studios in Scotland and produced with Mark Ralph. It is OUT NOW.


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We are very excited to announce our Greater Glasgow European Cultural Exchange 2026 Headline Tour. We're looking forward to visiting all of these incredible places from February-April next year. Artist presale will run via Seated on 17th June at 10am local time and general sale starts 20th June at 10AM local via www.franzferdinand.com.

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Three incredible shows in France, always good to be back. Thanks for having us!

📸 Festival Art Rock | Gwendal Le Flem

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Taken at our show at History Toronto last month by Carly Boomer.

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Two great shows in Germany, thanks for coming along.

📸 Niko Schmuck & Christoph Leeb

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Looking forward to getting back to live shows at the end of the month. Who has been to see us at a show so far this year?

📸 Andres Amaya

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We are very excited to announce that we will be performing on this week's episode of Later with ‪@JoolsHolland‬. Tune in on BBC Two on Sunday at 10pm to watch our performance.

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We're excited to announce that we are performing at The Fire Station on 25th June as part of Sunderland’s Year of Music 2025. General sale starts on Friday at 10am via thefirestation.org.uk

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Reminder that general sale for our upcoming Australian tour starts on Wednesday 14th May at 10AM local time via the link in our bio. See you there.

📸 Álvaro Sierra

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Wishing Dino a very happy birthday.

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We are very excited to announce an upcoming tour in Australia in November and December. General sale starts Wednesday 14th May at 10AM local time via the link in our bio. We hope to see you there.

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